19th Nov 2007 16:18
UBS Securities Australia Limited19 November 2007 This announcement replaces the previous RNS amendment reference 8392H releasedat 16:27 on 15th November 2007. FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) UBS Securities Australia Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Limited Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 14 November 2007 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 260,084 0.06% 2,115,220 0.46% (2) Derivatives (other than options)Warrants (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 6,521,431 1.43% 4,297,831 0.94% Total 6,781,515 1.48% 6,413,051 1.40% (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3 on notes on form 8.3) Class of relevant security: Details (This should only be filled in where therights are over new shares and not existingshares) 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) ($AUD) Purchase 76,786 142.669Purchase 11,203 135.2897Purchase 2,097 138.5Purchase 581 139Purchase 400 139.9Purchase 290 137.5Purchase 123 137.5Purchase 93 139.89Purchase 87 137.5Purchase 44 137.5Purchase 43 137.7Purchase 42 138.45Purchase 10 139Purchase 3 138.5Purchase 2 137.5Sale -2 137.5Sale -99 138.7Sale -100 137.7Sale -123 137.5Sale -150 138Sale -200 137.19Sale -290 137.5Sale -571 139Sale -10,571 139Sale -11,203 135.2897Sale -11,203 135.2897Sale -76,786 144 TOTAL SALE 111,298 TOTAL PURCHASE 91,804 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5)e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 7) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 5) Put Option Selling -76,000 AUD 107 American 20-Dec-07 AUD 3.00Put Option Selling -19,000 AUD 107 American 20-Dec-07 AUD 3.00Put Option Selling -531 AUD 75 American 27-Jun-08 AUD 0.00Put Option Selling -531 AUD 75 American 27-Jun-08 AUD 0.00Call Warrant Purchasing 100 AUD 57 European 22-Nov-07 AUD 81.82Put Option Purchasing 531 AUD 75 American 27-Jun-08 AUD 0.00Put Option Purchasing 531 AUD 75 American 27-Jun-08 AUD 0.00Put Option Purchasing 19,000 AUD 107 American 20-Dec-07 AUD 0.85Put Option Purchasing 76,000 AUD 107 American 20-Dec-07 AUD 0.85 (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO Date of disclosure 15 November 2007 Contact name Ann Tran Telephone number +612 9324 3652 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected N/A If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) N/A Notes The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) UBS Securities Australia Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 14 November 2007 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 1,133,506 0.11% 793,144 0.08% (2) Derivatives (other than options)Warrants (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 1,124,274 0.11% Total 1,133,506 0.11% 1,917,418 0.19% (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3 on notes on form 8.3) Class of relevant security: Details (This should only be filled in where therights are over new shares and not existingshares) 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) ($AUD) Sale -83766 132.1016Purchase 79436 132.1016TOTAL SALE -83766TOTAL PURCHASE 79436 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5)e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 7) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO Date of disclosure 19 November 2007 Contact name Ann Tran Telephone number +612 9324 3652 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected N/AIf a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) N/A Notes The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Rio Tinto